Call for Applicants: Evidence Synthesis Institute Spring 2025

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LaTasha Denard
Tue, Nov 19, 2024 9:36 PM

Greetings Colleagues,

See the information below about the call for applicants for the Evidence Synthesis Institute. Share broadly with your network.

LaTasha

Greetings!

Starting November 18th, 2024 through December 11th, 2024, the University of Minnesota is accepting applications for the next Evidence Synthesis Institute for librarians. This will be an opportunity to enhance your database searching skills and learn about the possibilities for collaborating with researchers in conducting evidence syntheses across academic areas.

On March 4-7, 2025 the Evidence Synthesis Institute (ESI) will occur in a virtual environment. The application and more information on the Institute is available at the following webpage:

https://z.umn.edu/ESInstitute

The Institute is aimed at library staff supporting evidence syntheses in topics outside of the health sciences and will cover

·  overview of systematic reviews and similar methodologies

·  guidelines and standards

·  search strategy development

·  software tools

·  quality assessment

·  systematic review services

Applicants should anticipate addressing the following questions in their application:

·  Why is this training relevant to your current work or career development?

·  How will you use specialized evidence synthesis skills in your job?

·  How do you anticipate sharing what you learn at this workshop with colleagues, researchers, and/or students?

We are able to accept 50 participants in this Institute. Applications will be screened and prioritized based on urgency of need, existing knowledge gap, disciplines supported by applicant, and potential impact of training.

Questions about the Evidence Synthesis Institute can be sent to sysreview@umn.edumailto:sysreview@umn.edu.

The Evidence Synthesis Institute is a partnership between the University of Minnesota, Cornell University, and Carnegie Mellon University. It is currently funded by the University of Minnesota Libraries and was previously funded by a grant awarded from the Institute for Museum and Library Sciences. More information on the IMLS proposal and the partnership between the University of Minnesota, Cornell University, and Carnegie Mellon University is available at IMLS.gov, RE-246347-OLS-20https://www.imls.gov/grants/awarded/re-246347-ols-20.

Please share this information with colleagues who may benefit from this training.

Best regards,

Amy Riegelman (Co-PI) of University of Minnesota

Matt Kibbee of Cornell University

Megan Kocher (PI) of University of Minnesota

Scott Marsalis of University of Minnesota

Sarah Young of Carnegie Mellon University

Amy Riegelman (she, her, hers)
Social Sciences & Evidence Synthesis Librarian, University of Minnesota
Information Specialist for Campbell Disability Coordinating Grouphttps://www.campbellcollaboration.org/contact/coordinating-groups/disability.html
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4127-5222

Greetings Colleagues, See the information below about the call for applicants for the Evidence Synthesis Institute. Share broadly with your network. LaTasha Greetings! Starting November 18th, 2024 through December 11th, 2024, the University of Minnesota is accepting applications for the next Evidence Synthesis Institute for librarians. This will be an opportunity to enhance your database searching skills and learn about the possibilities for collaborating with researchers in conducting evidence syntheses across academic areas. On March 4-7, 2025 the Evidence Synthesis Institute (ESI) will occur in a virtual environment. The application and more information on the Institute is available at the following webpage: https://z.umn.edu/ESInstitute The Institute is aimed at library staff supporting evidence syntheses in topics outside of the health sciences and will cover · overview of systematic reviews and similar methodologies · guidelines and standards · search strategy development · software tools · quality assessment · systematic review services Applicants should anticipate addressing the following questions in their application: · Why is this training relevant to your current work or career development? · How will you use specialized evidence synthesis skills in your job? · How do you anticipate sharing what you learn at this workshop with colleagues, researchers, and/or students? We are able to accept 50 participants in this Institute. Applications will be screened and prioritized based on urgency of need, existing knowledge gap, disciplines supported by applicant, and potential impact of training. Questions about the Evidence Synthesis Institute can be sent to sysreview@umn.edu<mailto:sysreview@umn.edu>. The Evidence Synthesis Institute is a partnership between the University of Minnesota, Cornell University, and Carnegie Mellon University. It is currently funded by the University of Minnesota Libraries and was previously funded by a grant awarded from the Institute for Museum and Library Sciences. More information on the IMLS proposal and the partnership between the University of Minnesota, Cornell University, and Carnegie Mellon University is available at IMLS.gov, RE-246347-OLS-20<https://www.imls.gov/grants/awarded/re-246347-ols-20>. Please share this information with colleagues who may benefit from this training. Best regards, Amy Riegelman (Co-PI) of University of Minnesota Matt Kibbee of Cornell University Megan Kocher (PI) of University of Minnesota Scott Marsalis of University of Minnesota Sarah Young of Carnegie Mellon University -- Amy Riegelman (she, her, hers) Social Sciences & Evidence Synthesis Librarian, University of Minnesota Information Specialist for Campbell Disability Coordinating Group<https://www.campbellcollaboration.org/contact/coordinating-groups/disability.html> http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4127-5222